diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1 b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
index cc29422..2505755 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ if (-not $NoInstall) {
                 try { $gitOut = & git -C $repoRoot rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>$null; if ($gitOut -eq 'true') { $isGit = $true } } catch {}
             }
         } catch {}
-        if ($isGit -and -not $Quiet) {
-            $ans = Read-Host "It looks like this is a development checkout (git repo). Install project in editable mode for development? (Y/n)"
-            if ($ans -eq '' -or $ans -eq 'y' -or $ans -eq 'Y') { $Editable = $true; Write-Log "Selected editable install for development." "INFO" }
+        if ($isGit) {
+            $Editable = $true
+            Write-Log "Detected development checkout; installing in editable mode for development." "INFO"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 59efabc..1f7ee44 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -258,16 +258,11 @@ if [[ ! -x "$VENV_PY" ]]; then
   exit 3
 fi
 
-if [[ "$NOINSTALL" != "true" ]]; then  # If not explicitly requested, suggest editable install for development checkouts
+if [[ "$NOINSTALL" != "true" ]]; then  # If not explicitly requested, auto-select editable install for development checkouts (no prompt)
   if [[ "$EDITABLE" != "true" ]]; then
     if [[ -d "$REPO/.git" ]] || git -C "$REPO" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      if [[ "$QUIET" != "true" && -t 0 ]]; then
-        read -p "It looks like this is a development checkout (git repo). Install project in editable mode for development? (Y/n) " devans
-        if [[ -z "$devans" || "$devans" == "y" || "$devans" == "Y" ]]; then
-          EDITABLE=true
-          echo "Selected: editable install for development"
-        fi
-      fi
+      EDITABLE=true
+      echo "Detected development checkout; performing editable install for development"
     fi
   fi
   echo "Upgrading pip, setuptools, wheel..."